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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 6 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Re: 'till going..... LukeJavan8 #198038 03/06/11 12:50 AM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Candy OP Pooh-Bah OP Candy Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under 'Train the Teacher' love it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: 'till going..... LukeJavan8 #198056 03/06/11 11:39 AM Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth bexter addict bexter addict Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8 (well except for OK, and maybe a couple of others). Haha OK is actually short for oll korrect from a slang splurge in the late 1830s in Boston and New York where they abbrieviated common phrases with deliberate, jocular misspellings, oll korrect - ok, KG (no go) spelt as know go The noun is first attested 1841; the verb 1888, and FUN FACT: Greek immigrants to America, on returning home with USA slang words were known as the okay-boys... ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: 'till going..... Candy #198065 03/06/11 03:46 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,916 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,916 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water You'd be surprised. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: 'till going..... bexter #198077 03/06/11 04:20 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,916 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,916 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water The OK term was discussed on a couple of sites in the last few weeks. Even the BBC had a side headline about it, if I remember correctly. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 6 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,315 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 247 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,532 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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